Famous Charlies

Victorian author of "A Christmas Carol", "Hard Times" and "Nicholas Nickleby"

Biologist widely credited with developing the theory of natural selection

Behind this man's beard, there is no chin; just another fist

Leader of the Free French forces during the Second World War and first president of the French Fifth Republic

19th century mathematician who designed the 'Difference Engine' - an early forerunner of the computer

Silent movie star whose famous on-screen persona was 'the Tramp'

Rock 'n' roll pioneer known for his song 'Johnny B. Goode'

American aviator who was named as Time Magazine's inaugural 'Man of the Year' in 1929

Female English singer who popularised the term 'brat summer' in 2024

Former President of Liberia indicted for war crimes in 2003

Jazz saxophonist known as 'Bird'

US Air Force pilot who became the first person to break the sound barrier

Former British parliamentarian who led the Liberal Democrat party from 1999 to 2006

Cartoonist best remembered as the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip

Author of "Fight Club"

Serial killer whose 'family' murdered actress Sharon Tate

Classical English actor who appeared as Tywin Lannister in Game of Thrones

Former drummer of the Rolling Stones

French poet best remembered for his 1857 volume "The Flowers of Death"

Actor who starred in The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape and The Dirty Dozen

Jazz double bassist and bandleader who created the studio album 'The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'

Actor who starred in Two and a Half Men

British Army officer who signed the surrender to American revolutionary forces following the siege of Yorktown in 1781

American engineer credited as the developer of vulcanised rubber manufacturing processes, which were subsequently used to manufacture car tyres

Frankish king who became the first Holy Roman Emperor